The NATO summit in Vilnius has important stakes for Romania, President Iohannis has said
At the NATO summit in Vilnius, which started on Tuesday, Romania will benefit from a consolidation of the eastern flank, a regional plan for the Black Sea area and a plan for the battle group located in the country, President Klaus Iohannis has said. The NATO Summit in Vilnius has important stakes for Romania, President Klaus Iohannis has said, adding that he will support the adoption of additional measures to strengthen the eastern flank of the North Atlantic Alliance on all operational components. According to the Romanian president, the adoption of regional defense plans, including the one that covers Romania, is a central element that will allow NATO to respond effectively to two major threats: Russia and terrorism. On the other hand, Romania also aims to maintain increased allied engagement in the Black Sea region, which is an area of strategic importance for the Euro-Atlantic security. Regarding Ukraine, President Klaus Iohannis has said that Romania will continue to be a staunch supporter of its accession to NATO. He also added that he would convey an unequivocal message regarding the support for boosting the defense and resilience capacity of the Republic of Moldova. The Romanian head of state also welcomed the agreement between Sweden and Turkey, facilitated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, saying that it marks a long-awaited progress in Sweden’s accession.
The European Parliament votes on a resolution challenging the legality of Austria’s veto on Romania’s accession to the Schengen area
The European Parliament will vote on Wednesday on the resolution based on a petition by civil society in Romania challenging the legality of Austria’s veto regarding Romania’s accession to the Schengen area. MEP Vlad Gheorghe, member of the Renew Europe political group, has said that, if it adopted, the resolution will legally state for the first time that what happened to Romania and Bulgaria was a discrimination. He emphasized that for the first time compensation was being discussed for the financial losses that the two countries have suffered, and also for the environmental ones. Subsequently, the European Commission would be forced to evaluate losses inflicted by Austria’s veto and to propose legal mechanisms by which Romania and Bulgaria would be compensated.
Romanian students have earned six medals at the International Mathematics Olympiad in Japan
Romanian students have won six medals at the International Mathematics Olympiad in Japan. Romania’s team took first place among European countries and fourth place in the national ranking, according to the Romanian Ministry of Education. Five gold medals, one silver medal and a total of 208 points placethe country on the best ranking in the last 24 years, being surpassed only by China, the United States of America and Korea. The students David Anghel, Andrei Moldovan, Robert Dragomirescu, Pavel Ciurea – all from the International High School of Informatics in Bucharest – and Andrei Chirita from the Tudor Vianu National College in the Romanian capital have won gold medals. The silver medal was earned by Radu Lecoiu, also from the International High School of Informatics in Bucharest./mbrotacel
Mădălina Brotăcel, RADOR
